Sugar beet lifter and topper



Aug. 6, 1929. w. J. GODTEL 1, 2 SUGAR BEET LIFTER 5ND TOPPER r 7 Filed June 15, 1925 3 Sheets$heet 1 gmehto'a Aug. 6, 1929. w. J. GODTEL I SUGAR BEET LIFTEER ANDTOPPER s Sheets-She et 2' Filed June 15 1925 jmm toz I ul i \ Aug. 6, 1929.

w. J. GQDTEL SUGAR BEST LIFTER AND TOPPER Filed June l5, 192:5 5 Sheets-Sheet lifter and topper, it will be assumed that any suitable digger is employed, which elevates the beets to the point indicated by the numeral 32, at which point the prongs 12 engage the beets from opposite sides and through rotation of the wheels 17 which receive their motion from the shaft 18, the lifter chains 9 are revolved until the beets are capsized and brought directly above the revolving disk knives 27, at which time the tops are cut from the beets, said tops falling, at the point 35, onto the ground or a conveyor. The beets continue to travel towards the rear of the machine until the point 33 is reached, where the chains 9 diverge and allow the beets to drop to the ground or onto a conveyor, (not shown).

In view of the foregoing description of my invention taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is thought that any further explanation as to the construction, operation, and objects of'same is unnecessary. o

While I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention, I realize that various minor changes may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed, and therefore, I do not wish to limit myself to the exact details of construction shown, nor to the combination and arrangement of parts.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A beet lifter and topper comprising a wheeled frame, a pair of oval shaped auxiliary frames carried by said wheeled frame and spaced apart in parallel vertical planes,

a series of grooved pulleys rotatably mounted in each of said oval shaped auxiliary frames and arranged in pairs, spaced chains mounted for movement between the grooved pulleys, topping knives supported from the wheeled frame, and means for operating the chains and topping knives from the supporting wheels of the main frame.

2. A beet lifter and topper comprising a wheeled frame, a pairof auxiliary frames carried thereby, a series of grooved pulleys rotatably mounted in each of said auxiliary frames and arranged in pairs, spaced chains mounted for movement between the pairs of pulleys, prongs projecting from the links of the chains with those on one chain projecting towards those on the other, a pair of flanged wheels journaled in said auxiliary frames and over which the chains extend, said wheels having notches in the periphery of the inner flange thereof through which the prongs extend, topping knives journaled between said auxiliary frames, and means operating the flanged wheels and topping knives from the supporting wheels of the main frame.

3. A beet lifter and topper comprising a wheeled frame, a pair of oval shaped spaced apart vertical auxiliary frames carried by said wheeled frame, a series of grooved pulleys rotatably mounted in each of said auxiliary frames in one end portion thereof, a pair of angularly disposed flanged wheels in the other end portion of said auxiliary f 'ame, said flanged wheels being mounted on horizontal axles for rotary movement and at a greater distance apart than the aforementioned pulleys, a pair of chains passing between the sets of pulleys and companion flanged wheels in each auxiliary frame, means carried by said chains for engaging the beets, topping knives carried, by the wheeled frame, and means for rotating the flanged wheels and topping knives from the supporting wheels of the main frame.

In testimony whereof, I have aflixed my signature.

IVILLIAM J. GODTEL.

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